Software Engineer, Foundry & AI Applications – Clearance Required
About The Position
LMI is seeking a Software Engineer to develop operational applications and AI-enabled workflows supporting U.S. Army planning and decision-making. The role builds applications with Palantir Foundry and modern software technologies, integrating enterprise data, conversational AI, and workflow automation to help operational users access information and make informed decisions. This is a hands-on, full-stack engineering role involving direct collaboration with Army operational personnel, data engineers, and technical stakeholders. The engineer contributes to application architecture, implementation, and delivery, with an emphasis on practical capabilities that solve operational problems. LMI is a digital solutions provider serving defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, the company focuses on delivering technology and mission-ready solutions to federal agencies.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Four or more years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript and modern application development frameworks such as React.
- Experience developing full-stack applications, backend services, and APIs.
- Experience developing applications using Palantir Foundry or comparable enterprise data platforms.
- Proficiency in Python, Node.js, C#, or other modern backend development technologies.
- Experience integrating data-driven applications with enterprise services.
- Familiarity with large language models, conversational AI, or AI-enabled application development.
- Strong understanding of software engineering practices, including version control, testing, and deployment.
- Experience supporting Department of Defense or other federal government customers.
- Active Top Secret clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry Workshop, Ontology SDK, Actions, or AIP.
- Experience implementing AI agents, orchestration frameworks, tool calling, or multi-step AI workflows.
- Experience developing natural-language interfaces to structured and unstructured enterprise data.
- Familiarity with LLM evaluation, retrieval-augmented generation, and AI application guardrails.
- Experience supporting Army operational applications or command-and-control environments.
- Experience developing secure applications in government or restricted computing environments.
- Familiarity with Maven Smart System or Army Vantage.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain operational applications using Palantir Foundry and modern software development frameworks.
- Build user-facing interfaces, backend services, APIs, and integrations that support operational workflows.
- Develop conversational AI capabilities that let users query enterprise information using natural language.
- Implement AI-enabled workflows, including agent orchestration, tool integration, contextual interactions, and human-in-the-loop processes.
- Integrate applications with Foundry Ontology objects, relationships, and Actions.
- Develop capabilities that present authoritative information with appropriate source traceability and data-quality controls.
- Collaborate directly with operational users to understand requirements, prototype solutions, and incorporate feedback.
- Evaluate and integrate existing Palantir AIP capabilities and other approved AI technologies.
- Apply software engineering best practices, including testing, code reviews, security, CI/CD, and production monitoring.
- Collaborate with data engineers to ensure applications can reliably access and use integrated operational data.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
